News – Hill Country Photography Club

2025 Naturescapes Exhibition

These are the 60 photographs and Award Winners, chosen by the 2025 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Carol Watson. You can see the exhibition at the San Marcos Activity Center, Walkers’ Gallery, through October 24^th, 2025.

We hope you enjoy the beautiful images from Hays and surrounding counties.

Congratulations to all!

: Best in Show
The Wishing Well
Enea Abbud

: Painted Sky
Libby Allen

: Muhly Firelight
Roger K. Allen

: Winter Cedar Elms
Roger K. Allen

: Barrel Cactus
Art Arizpe

: Fairy Ring
Art Arizpe

: Award of Excellence
Toadstool Couple
Art Arizpe

: Eye See You
Barbara Beversdorf

: Night Time Visitors
David J Cook

: Look of Kavorka
Mike S Davis

: Golden Cheeked Warbler on a Madrone
Mark Deschner

: What’s The Big Dillo?
Mark Deschner

: Angelic Ascension
Dave DeVore

: Point of No Return
Dave DeVore

: Blue Grosbeak in the thistles
Sheila R. Ellwood

: Common or White-checkered Skipper
Cyril Joseph Fernandes

: Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Cyril Joseph Fernandes

: White-winged Dove
Cyril Joseph Fernandes

: Fall Diorama
Bill Galloway

: A Place to Rest
Bill Galloway

: Hightailing It
Rosemary Galloway

: Kissed By The Sun
Mark Goeman

: Through a horse’s eye
Lucille Gonzalez

: Milkweed Harvest
Lucille Gonzalez

: Mating Amphibians
Lucille Gonzalez

: Redbreast Duet
Susan Hanson

: Hummingbird in Nest
Tom L Hausler

: Best Natural Waterscape
A River Runs Through It
Mia Hendricks

: Feels Like Fall
Mia Hendricks

: Flutterbees
Candis Mason

: Hummingbird in Black & White
Tracy Roquemore

: Caterpillar Close Up
Tracy Roquemore

: Award of Excellence
Lizard on Yucca
Tracy Roquemore

: Curious Hummingbird
Tracy Roquemore

: Fall Cypress
Jerry Sargent

: Award of Merit
Afternoon on the Guadalupe
Jerry Sargent

: Fall on the Guadalupe
Jerry Sargent

: Afternoon at Rebecca Creek Crossing
Jerry Sargent

: Courting (Wood ducks)
Carol Serur

: At the Ready (Turkey vultures)
Carol Serur

: Showing Off
Carol Serur

: Award of Merit
Sly One (Gray Fox)
Carol Serur

: Live Oaks in Fog
Winifred Flato Simon

: NPSOT Best Adult
Honey Bee on False Indigo
Winifred Flato Simon

: Award of Merit
Miller Creek at Autumn
Michael Penn Smith

: River Cypresses
Michael Penn Smith

: Ice Fencerow
Michael Penn Smith

: Llama
Michael Penn Smith

: You Have My Heart
Camden Stark

: Reaching Roots
Camden Stark

: Best Youth
NPSOT Best Youth
Pit Stop
Camden Stark

: Halloween Pennant
Darlene Varga

: Award of Merit
Carolina Wren
Darlene Varga

: Red-Shouldered Hawk
Darlene Varga

: Award of Excellence
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
Mike Zarella

: Best San Marcos Natural Area
Painted Lady
Mike Zarella

: Northern Mockingbird on Agarita
Mike Zarella

: Award of Excellence
A Mother’s Kiss
Mike Zarella

: Twins
Mike Zarella

: Carolina Chickadee
Mike Zarella

2024 Naturescapes Exhibition

These are the 60 photographs and Award Winners, chosen by the 2024 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Melody Lytle. You can see the exhibition at the San Marcos Activity Center, Walkers’ Gallery, through November 2^nd, 2024.

We hope you enjoy the beautiful images from Hays and surrounding counties.

Congratulations to all!

: Towering Cactus
Art Arizpe

: Spiky Network
George Arizpe

: Best San Marcos Natural Area
Painted Bunting Calling
Jennifer Bauerkemper

: Award of Merit
Hiding in the Grotto
Julie Bentley

: Fall in the Woods
Julie Bentley

: Fall on the River
Julie Bentley

: Inside the Falls
Julie Bentley

: Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Stan Bravenec

: Nap Time
Stan Bravenec

: Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Stan Bravenec

: Orange Sulphur
David J. Cook

: Spotted Bird Grasshopper
David J. Cook

: Award of Excellence
46 Teal
Mike S. Davis

: Backyard Boss
Mike S. Davis

: Best Natural Waterscape
A Mist Opportunity
Mark Deschner

: Award of Excellence
Friends Don’t Make Segrets
Mark Deschner

: Best in Show
Angry Sky over Austin – 9-24-2023
Dave DeVore

: Water-sculpted limestone, McKinney Falls State Park
Bill Galloway

: Award of Merit
Diamond Ring
Rosemary Galloway

: Fall Colors on Pedernales River
Tom L. Hausler

: Floating Leaf
Tom L. Hausler

: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tom L. Hausler

: Award of Excellence
Dangerously Low
Mia Hendricks

: Untitled
Kevin Katz

: Untitled
Kevin Katz

: The Pods
Salwa Khan

: Lookin’ At You
Alice F. Le Duc

: Standing Winecup
Alice F. Le Duc

: Shadowy Morning Hunt
Christopher Riggins

: Winecup after the Rain
Patty Robertson

: Morning Breakfast
Patty Robertson

: Mushroom Portrait
Patty Robertson

: Morphing Mushroom
Patty Robertson

: Lady Bird Lake-Bridge at Night
Tracy Roquemore

: Agave Blooms on Terracotta
Tracy Roquemore

: Cypress and Spanish Moss
Jerry Sargent

: Blazing Fall Cypress
Jerry Sargent

: Long Forgotten Fence-line
Jerry Sargent

: Reserved Seat
Carol Serur

: Morning Snack
Carol Serur

: Color Coordinated
Carol Serur

: Spring in Texas
Winifred Flato Simon

: Award of Excellence
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
Winifred Flato Simon

: Honey Bee on Globe Amaranth
Winifred Flato Simon

: Margined Calligrapher Hoverfly
Winifred Flato Simon

: Award of Merit
Furrow Bee on Opuntia
Winifred Flato Simon

: Award of Merit
NPSOT Best Adult
Detail, Water Flower
Michael Penn Smith

: Waterfall
Michael Penn Smith

: Best Youth
Before The Thaw
Cohen Stark

: Bewick’s Wren
Darlene Varga

: Bordered Patch
Darlene Varga

: Eastern Amberwing
Darlene Varga

: Peek-A-Boo
Darlene Varga

: Gulf Fritillary
Darlene Varga

: What’s for Lunch?
Darlene Varga

: Love Is In The Air
Darlene Varga

: Double Trouble
Curt Vogt

: Gray Fox in Texas Wildflowers
Mike Zarella

: Gray Fox in the Spring
Mike Zarella

: One Good Lick Deserves Another
Mike Zarella

2023 Naturescapes Exhibition

These are the 60 photographs and Award Winners, chosen by the 2023 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Michael Lustbader. You can see the exhibition at the San Marcos Activity Center, Walkers’ Gallery, through October 27th.

We hope you enjoy the beautiful images from Hays and surrounding counties.

Congratulations to all!

: Family Portrait
Art Arizpe

: SQUAAACK!
Jennifer Bauerkemper

: Curious Racoon
Stan Bravenec

: Award of Merit
Scenic Snake in Purgatory Creek
Nicholas Breaux

: Spotted Gar in Spring Lake
Nicholas Breaux

: I’m All Ears
Marlee Claes

: ZACK
Annissa Clewell

: CHLOE STEELE
Annissa Clewell

: Two bulls fighting
Art Crowe

: Hmm, Bee Balm
Robert A. Currie

: Award of Merit
Best fisherman on the lake
Mike S. Davis

: Award of Excellence
Eared Grebe
Mike S. Davis

: Wood Duck Mom with Ducklings
Mike S. Davis

: V for Vermillion
Mark Deschner

: An Egret with Regret
Mark Deschner

: Mushrooms
Clay DeStefano

: Stag horn fern
Clay DeStefano

: Angry Sunset
David Devore

: Sunrise Over Mills Pond
David Devore

: Sunrise
Matt Erpenbeck

: Memory Chairs
Matt Erpenbeck

: Queen and her lady-in-waiting
Bill Galloway

: The Way In
Mark Goeman

: Best Natural Waterscape
Ankle Deep
Mark Goeman

: South Trail
Mark Goeman

: Power Station
Mark Goeman

: Best Youth
NPSOT Best Youth
The Milky Way
Lucy Gonzalez

: Sir Slimy
Lucy Gonzalez

: Lily Tranquility
Lucy Gonzalez

: Spiral Zinnia
Lucy Gonzalez

: Morning Swim
Susan Hanson

: Best in Show
Westcave Grotto in the Fall
Tom L. Hausler

: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tom L. Hausler

: Westcave Trail in the Fall
Tom L. Hausler

: Award of Merit
Female Cardinal
Alice F. Le Duc

: Clematis crispa
Alice F. Le Duc

: NPSOT Best Adult
Field of Bluebonnets
Alice F. Le Duc

: Come in the Waters Fine
Alice F. Le Duc

: dandelion
Scott Mitchell

: here now bee
Scott Mitchell

: Fall Elm and Spanish Moss
Jerry Sargent

: Lightning from the Devil’s Backbone
Jerry Sargent

: Award of Excellence
The Catch (with Texas Spiny Lizard)
Carol Serur

: SMGA Award
Banded Pennant Dragonfly
Winifred Flato Simon

: After the Storm
Winifred Flato Simon

: Western Spotted Orbweaver
Winifred Flato Simon

: Short-horned Grasshopper
Winifred Flato Simon

: Homestead Blooms
Michael Penn Smith

: American Goldfinch
Darlene Varga

: Award of Merit
American Rubyspot
Darlene Varga

: Chipping Sparrow
Darlene Varga

: Eastern Ringtail
Darlene Varga

: Gray Hairstreak
Darlene Varga

: Award of Excellence
Green Anole
Darlene Varga

: Orange Sulphur
Darlene Varga

: Queen
Darlene Varga

: Shy
Janet Wallace

: Nutty squirrel
Janet Wallace

: Gulf Fritillary on Cowpen Daisy
Mike Zarella

: Award of Excellence
Play with a Purpose
Mike Zarella

2022 Naturescapes Exhibition

These are the 60 photographs chosen by the 2022 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Jeff Parker. You can see the exhibition at the San Marcos Activity Center, Walkers’ Gallery, through November 4th.

We hope you enjoy the beautiful images from Hays and surrounding counties.

Congratulations to all!